In response to the prejudice and marginalization in both the straight and LGBT
communities, many bisexuals* are made to feel, and/or opt to remain,
invisible.

“Bi Pride Day” raises awareness about bisexuality, educates the
community about bisexual issues; and encourages bisexual people and their
allies to be visible and proud of the bisexual identity. The first Bi Pride Day
occurred in 1990 when the city of San Francisco proclaimed Bi Pride Day in
honor of the 1990 Conference on Bisexuality. Since 1999, Bi Pride Day (also
known as Celebrate Bisexuality Day and/or Bi Visibility Day) has been held
yearly on September 23rd.

Some ways to recognize Bi Pride Day this coming September 23rd, 2013:

Share
with your audience and organization important facts about the bisexual
community from BiNet USA 2013 Bisexual Fact Sheet
(attached) or share a video and other relevant resources from the Bisexual Resource Center (below).

Have a
bisexual blogger contribute a guest blog or article to your publication or
organization (see list of available bloggers here.)

Report on one or more of
the many events happening across the world on this date. Some of these
include:

BostonThe Bisexual Resource Center has a celebration on Fri, September 27, 7pm –
10pm at the Lir Pub this year on Boylston Street. They will be handing
out Unsung Hero and Bi Ally awards and filling you in on the exciting bi
achievements of 2013. Suggested donation of $5 at the door. More info here.

St Paul, MN
Monday 23rd September 7pm – 930pm. The Bisexual Organizing Project celebrates
our annual Bi Day event with free pizza and soft drinks!
Special this year is the Community Recognition Awards...Come see who gets the
shiny plaque this year! More info here.

Don't forget to use the
Bisexual Pride Flag when
reporting on this vibrant, independent and proud community. The attached
bisexual pride flag has a CC commons and its photo credit can be found here.

Have
a great Bi Pride Day!

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*
We use bisexual as an umbrella term for any who honor their potential to love
more than one gender.

As
America’s advocacy organization for bisexual, pansexual, fluid,
queer-identified and unlabeled people, BiNet
USA facilitates the development of a cohesive network of independent bisexual
and bi-friendly communities; promotes bisexual, pansexual, and bi-inclusive
visibility; and collects and distributes educational information regarding
sexual orientation and gender identity with an emphasis on bisexual, pansexual,
and allied communities. Visit www.binetusa.org.

The
Bisexual Resource Center (BRC) is the oldest national bi organization in the U.S. that
advocates for bisexual visibility and raises awareness about bisexuality
throughout the LGBT and straight communities. The Bisexual Resource Center
envisions a world where love is celebrated, regardless of sexual orientation or
gender expression. Visit www.biresource.net.

If we missed your event please post below so we can include it in our posts, tweets and emails!

U.S.

Atlanta, Georgia
A
Bi Visibility Day celebration will be held in Atlanta from 7-9pm at the
Philip Rush Center on Saturday, September 21st from 7-9pm. More info here.

Bakersfield, CA
The Bakersfield College GSA in alliance with
the Bakersfield LGBTQ will hold a full day of events beginning at
Bakersfield College with a fun and games information table in the
morning and a noon
panel discussion on Non-monosexuality. In the afternoon we will meet at
Jastro Park on Truxtun to hold a BiVisibility Rally from 4:30-5:30 then we'll have a BBQ at Jastro Park to Celebrate our day! More info here.

Boston
The
Bisexual Resource Center have a celebration on Fri, September 27, 7pm – 10pm at
the Lir Pub this year on Boylston Street. They will be handing out
Unsung Hero and Bi Ally awards and filling you in on the exciting bi
achievements of 2013. Suggested donation of $5 at the door. More info here.

San Francisco
Monday,
September 23rd 6pm-10pm. Celebrate Bisexuality Day Event. Gather on the
Back Patio @ El Rio in San Francisco, CA. Free before 9pm, $1 cover
after. More info here.

St Paul, MN
Monday
23rd September 7pm – 930pm. The Bisexual Organizing Project celebrates our annual Bi Day event with free pizza and soft drinks!
Special this year is the Community Recognition Awards...Come see who gets the shiny
plaque this year! More info here.

Washington D.C.
Washington DC’s first
official “Bi Pride Day”. The D.C. Mayor's office will deliver a special
proclamation for the city’s “Celebrate Bisexuality Day” at a gathering
on Monday, September 23, 2013 with a panel discussion to follow. More info here.INTERNATIONALLY

Paris, France
September 23 Bi’Cause will host a panel debate at the Centre LGBT Paris-Île-de-France is: 61-63 rue. More info here.Tel-Aviv, IsraelThis
year sees the first Bi Pride event in Tel-Aviv Israel, on Monday
September 23, called המעגל הביסקסואלי (which translates to English as
The Bi Circle). More info here. Tuesday September 24thA special screening of Ze, Zombie. More info here.Brighton, UKMonday 23 September: bis and allies get-together over ice-cream. Details soon on http://september23.bi.org/.

Community Definition of Bisexuality

“Bisexual - A person whose enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction is to other people of various sexes and/or gender identities. Individuals may experience this attraction in differing ways and degrees over their lifetime.”

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